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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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